Gar Heard vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Gar Heard that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Gar Heard

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.